When we took our transatlantic cruise last spring (2008), we went in the ship at the left. It holds 700 passengers while the one on the right holds about 2,500. We were able to go into smaller ports and cruise the Keil Canal from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea because of the smaller ship. We got acquainted with many more passengers than we could have done on a larger ship. The cruise was twenty-one days in length and took us to twelve different ports. It was very educational to visit all of those places.